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Abiding Heart's Kindergarten Curriculum

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Learning to Be: Reverence and Being

Daily Rituals

Awareness Meditation 

The Compassionate Circle: Nurturing Love, Kindness, Empathy and Gentleness

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Learning to be Together: Social and Emotional 

Choices and Free play 

Emotional Literacy 

Celebrating the Contemplative Year

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Learning to Know: Mathematics, Language, Social Studies and Science 

Language Arts 

Learning to speak English and Nepali (individual and group activities)

Our Kindergarten is Bilingual with English and Nepali as languages of instruction

 

Literacy

Storytellling 

Puppetry

Reading Time 

Phonics

 

Mathematics

Numbers and quality of numbers 

Quantities 

Counting

Measuring

Sorting

Sequencing

 

Social Studies

Celebrating Cultural Festivals Festivals to Celebrate Diversity and our Common Humanity 

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Science: Nature Based Learning

Nature Studies

Gardening

The Natural Year: Following the rhythm of nature: seasons; weather; the farming year

Outdoor play and activities

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Learning to Learn: Arts and Crafts 

Drawing,

Painting,

Modelling,

Craft,

Handwork, 

 

Learning to do: Practical and Life Skills

Cooking

Baking

Washing

Self-Care

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Daily  Schedule

9:00 - 11:15      Meditation/Choices/Individual learning/Baking/ Arts and Crafts Activities 

11:15 - 11:30     Tidy up time/ washing

11:30 - 12:00     Learning Circle 

12:00 - 12:30     Outdoor play and activities

12:30 - 12:45     Washing/toilet

12:45 - 1:10       Storytime/Puppetry/games

1:10 - 1:30        Packed lunch (brought from home)

1:30                  End of day